transportation
The act of transporting, or the state of being transportedThe act of transporting, or the state of being transported; conveyance, often of people, goods etc.
» We have no means of transportation.
Wir haben kein Transportmittel.
У нас нет никаких средств передвижения.
У нас немає жодних засобів пересування.
Meaning
5 senses(US, uncountable, usually)The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; conveyance, often of people, goods etc.
We have to get people out of their cars and encourage them to use alternative forms of transportation.
Beförderung, Transport
перево́зкаperevózka, транспортиро́вкаtransportiróvka, перепра́вкаpereprávka
переве́зенняperevézennja, транспортува́нняtransportuvánnja
(historical, uncountable, usually)Deportation to a penal colony.
Mulligan's sentence was commuted from death to transportation.
ссы́лкаssýlka
(US, uncountable, usually)A means or manner of conveyance; a system of conveyance.
Nice transportation, dude, but your brake lights are busted.
The hotel offers ground transportation to the airport.
тра́нспортtránsport, тра́нспортные сре́дстваtránsportnyje srédstva
тра́нспортtránsport
(US, uncountable, usually)A ticket or fare.
(historical, uncountable, usually)Punishment by sending to a penal colony, such as Australia.
- the act of moving something from one location to another
- the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
- a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
- the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966
Examples
126 sentencesWe have no means of transportation.
У нас немає жодних засобів пересування.
ruУ нас нет никаких средств передвижения.
deWir haben kein Transportmittel.
Do you have your own transportation?
There is no public transportation around here.
Bus transportation is provided for our students.
I've arranged transportation for us back to Boston.
Translations
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Forms
plural: transportations| Singular | transportation |
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uncountable
Synonyms
13 synonyms- the act of moving something from one location to another:transporttransfertransferralconveyance
- the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials:shippingtransport
- a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods:transportation systemtransit
- the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966:Department of TransportationDoT
- the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance:fare
- the act of expelling a person from their native land:exiledeportationexpatriation
Word family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable